Improved varnish for surfacing railway-heads



; -;1MPRov:-Jb VARNISH ron SURFACIN I 'use two distinct preparations.

- t se gamut (Wm.

AL REDMARR, or LEWISTQN, MAINE, AssIeNoR T0 HIMSELF AND GEORGE a y" W.--,BUO1KMAN, 0F, SAME PLACE.

mm Patent No.103,214, dated May 17,1870.

G: RAILWAY-HEADS, DRAWING- AND SPINNING- FRAMES.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettem Patent and making part of the same 7 To all whom it may concern:

i Be it known that'I, ALFRED MARE, of Le'wiston, in the county of Androscoggin and State of Maine, have inventeda new and uset'ul Improvement in Varnish; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a hill and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

The invention consists of two compounds, formed of certain ingredients hereinafter named, which constitnte a varnish intended for use insurfiicing therolls of railway-heads, drawing and. spinning frames.

To enable others to make-and use my compounds,

I will now proceedtodescribethc manner of com pounding and applying the same.

V g The first consists of-oue pint of vinegar, two hundred grains gum-traga- .canth, one ounce linseedeoil, and twenty grains borax. These are out together, in a closely-corked bottle, at least a week before usin g.

l The second consists of one ounce transparent glue, one hundred and fifty grains American isinglass, and one-half pint vinegar These should be mixed, heat being applied, at least six-hours before using.

, I From these preparations {prepare two distinct kinds of "arnishp i i To prepare the first, I'take one-half pint of vinegar and add one and a half ounce of the first preparation,

, and one-half of the entire quantity of the second prep aration. When mixed, these are heated nearly to the boiling-point, and six ounces of Venetian red are added, after which it is cooked for half an hour. While this is still warm it should be applied to the rolls by means oi'a fine sponge. Three coats should be given, permitting a short time to elapse between each coat, to allow them to dry.

To prepare the second, Itake the remainder of the second preparation and add to it one-halt ounce of the This specification signed and witnessed this 21st day of'April, 1870.

' ALFRED MARE. Witnesses JOHN SMITH, -G. W. BUCKMAN. 

